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A GUIDE 



— TO- 



MARBLEHEAD 



BY 



SAMUEL ROADS, JR. 

AUTHOR OF THE " HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF MARBLEHEAD. 



Xot far away we saw the port, 
The strange, old fashioned, silent town. 

The light-honse, the dismantled fort, 
The wooden houses, quaint and brown. 

—Longfellow, 



MARBLEHEAD, m&^,^ ^ ^ ' 



PUBLISHED BY CHARLES H. 

1881. 



I\ 






COPYEIGHT 
BY SAMUEL ROADS, 



MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 

kin ted at the office of 
"The Es.sex Statesman." 



PREFACE 



A Preface is sometimes said to be an author's apology 
for thrusting another l^ook before the public. I have no 
apology to make for presenting "A Guide to Marblehead." 
A work of this kind has seemed to be a necessity for sev- 
eral years, and if this little book shall serve to assist those 
who desire to know more of our town and its points of 
historical interest, it will do all that its author has hoped 
for it. 

Few persons have been so favored as I have been in the 
preparation of this work. The Hon. James J. H. Gregory, 
rendered valuable assistance in the preparation of the 
chapters upon "Geology" and "Indian Antiquities:" and 
Charles H. Litchman, Esq., aided by his corps of efficient 
workmen, has spared neither time nor labor to make this 
book a model of its kind in typographical appearance. 
No words of mine are necessary to commend it. The 
work speaks for itself. 

If those to whom this book shall come will kindly look 
over the pages in the advertising department, they will 
find the names of some of the most relialjle business firms 
in ^larblehead and vicinity. 

sa:\iuel roads, Jr. 

Marblehead, June 10, 1881. 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Page 

Clifton House 57 

Elbbidge Gerky 28 

Fort Sewall 25 

General, Glover 21 

Little Harbor (Curing Fish) .^ 17 

MuGFORD Building 50 

St. Michael's Church 32 

The Churn 49 

The Great Head 48 

The Lee Mansion 35 

The Old North Congregational Church 51 

The Old Town House 29 

The Powder House 39 

The Universalist Church 46 

Tucker's Wharf 33 

View from Gregory Street 36 

View on Orne Street 24 



CONTENTS. 

Page 
Churches : — 

Baptist Church 54 

Catholic Church, Our Lady, Star of the Sea 55 

Methodist Episcopal Church 54 

Old North Congregational Church 53 

Second Advent Christian Church 55 

St. Michael's Episcopal Church ^ 53 

Unitarian Church 54 

Universalist Church 55 

Geology of Marblehead 9 

History of Marblehead 16 

Hotels ais'd Boarding Houses : — 

American House 57 

Bailey's Boarding-House 58 

CHfton House 56 

Devereux IMansion 57 

Morehouse's Boarding-House 58 

Ross's Boarding-House 58 

Wheelock's Boarding-House 58 

Indian Antiquities 12 

Marblehead Harbor 61 

Marblehead Neck 59 

Miscellaneous Notes of Interest 62 

Physicians and Surgeons 55 

Points of Historical Interest: — 

Bowden House 36 

Bowen House 30 

Bradstreet House 29 

Eagle House 21 

Foi-t SewaU 23 

Fort Washington 27 

Gerry, Elbridge, Birth-place of 28 

Gerry's Island 27 

Glover, General, Home of 20 

Holyoke House 31 

Homan's Beach 22 

Hooper House 36 

Houses on Mugford Street 38 

Ireson House 27 

King Hooper's House 34 

7 



CONTENTS. Page 

Lee, Colonel William R., Home of 35 

Lee Mansion 34 

Lovis's Cove 22 

Oakum Bay 22 

Old Brig 26 

Old Burying Hill 27 

Old Custom House 22 

Old Meeting House 28 

Old Tavern 20 

Old Town House 30 

Ox-ne, Colonel Azor, Home of 25 

Parson Barnard's House 23 

Pedrick House 29 

Pickett House 25 

Pirate House 22 

Powder House 39 

Robie House 34 

Selman House 23 

Sewall House 37 

Site of the Fountain Inn 26 

St. Michael's Church 31 

Story, Judge, Birth-place of 30 

Tucker House 20 

Warehouses 20 

Watson House 37 

Public Buili)I>'gs : — 

Al)l)ott Hall 47 

Academy 47 

Custom House 49 

Gerry House 51 

Hook and Ladder House 51 

Liberty Hose Company 51 

M. A. Pickett House 51 

Post-Ottice 50 

School-House, Story Grammar 47 

School-Houses, Other 49 

Steamer House 50 

Society Buildin<;s : — 

Lyceum Hall 52 

Mugford Building 52 

Odd Fellows Building 52 

Rechal)ite Building 52 

The Headlands 45 

The Old Bukying-Hill 40 

Other Grave- Yards 44 



A GUIDE 

TO 



MARBLEHEAD, 



GEOLOGY OF MARBLEHEAD. 



TTTHE ledges of Marblehead are either Syenite, Porphyry or 
X Greenstone, while the level plains in the southern portion 
of the town are a part of the great drift formation. 
The Porphyry is wholly confined to the Xeck, while Syenite 
and Greenstone are found both on the Xeck and on the main- 
land. 

Porphyry, the rock which makes up the jagged or shattered 
ledges of the Xeck, is usually reddish brown, though sometimes 
blue in color, and may always be recognized by the presence of 
small white squares of mineral which are scattered through the 
fine material that makes up the stone. Syenite is the rock 
which forms those ledges that are more or less of a red cast. 
This rock is made up of three minerals, quartz, which is the 
watery colored, whitish mineral, hornblende, the nearly black 
mineral, and feldspar, the reddish mineral which gives color 
to the rock. Syenite is sometimes called syenitic granite, dif- 
fering from the true granite only in having hornblende replace 
the mica. Greenstone is the very dark colored, almost black 
rock, the color being given it by the abundance of hornblende 
which enters into its composition. Hornblende makes the rock 
tough ; it is considered the best of all rock for macadamizing 
roads. The Xeck presents a magnificent display of these primi- 

2 9 



10 GEOLOGY OF MARBLEHEAD. 

tive rocks, particularly of porphyry. On the harbor side, just 
east of the residence of Mr. Foster, is a ledge of elegantly 
banded porphyry, and another may be found on the western side 
of the cove nearest the light-house. On the back of the Neck 
are several narrow ravines in the ledges, extending back some- 
times a hundred feet, into which the waves in storms rush with 
terrible force, and striking, send up those magnificent jets or 
spouts of water, whence the name " Spouting horns.'* What is 
popularly known as "The Churn" is one of them. These 
ravines, sometimes called "purgatories," are caused by the 
action of the waves on the greenstone which originally filled 
them. If the visitor will examine the end of one he will find 
that the greenstone lies in a rough crystalline form in columnar 
structm-e at right angles with the ravine, from which these 
columns have been gradually torn out by the action of the 
waves through tens of thousands of years. An interesting- 
proof that the greenstone was injected into cracks made in the 
syenite ledges by some great convulsion of nature, will be found 
on one of the large bluffs of rocks on the back part of the 
Neck near the southern end. Here, by tracing back the broad 
veins of greenstone which are found in the syenite, one or two 
fragments of syenite itself may be seen half sunk in it, just as 
would happen were a piece of rock to be dropped in modern 
lava, greenstone being a lava of the pre-Adamite earth. The 
islands near the town are, some of them, like the Xeck, made 
up of two or three varieties of rock and are really but an ex- 
tension of it protruding above water. Half-Way-Rock is a 
single mass of porphyry. 

In addition to the quartz, feldspar and hornblende which 
make up our ledges, cubes of sulphuret of iron are sometimes 
found, and in the veins, occasionally, the green mineral epidote, 
but as a rule no well formed crystals are to be found in our 
ledges, and no metalic minerals of any value. 

The flints occasionally found on our beaches, fragments of 
iron ore, and limestone, were brought here mostly from Bilbao, 
Spain, as ballast. That the tremendous seas of our easterly 
storms have greatly reduced the area of the town is evident 
from the fact that the stumps of trees, standing as they grew, 
can be found at near low water mark on the beach as we ap- 



GEOLOGY OF MARBLEHEAD. 11 

proach the Xeck, and along the shore of the lower part of the 
town, while in many places the muck, leaves and wood of trees 
can be found by digging just below the surface as low as ex- 
treme low water in the vicinity of the gas-house. 

An interesting locality for the geologist will be found in the 
ledge where Pond and Cowell streets meet. Here there is a fine 
display of a net-work of segregated veins — as the white ones 
in relief are called, — while on the highest part of the ledge, 
facing Cowell street, will be found two singular impressions in 
the rock, just such as would be made by a man of giant pro- 
portions standing at his ease in huge " rights and lefts." 

By looking carefully on the edge of the second ledge, just 
below these impressions, there may be found in white, roughly 
framed on a dark greenstone, side by side within a space of 
about eight inches square, a very striking resemblance to the 
two Greek letters Alpha and Omega. 

Many of our ledges display quite distinctly the shallow 
grooves rasped out by the stones frozen into the bottoms of the 
ancient glaciers, as they moved, expanding by the Summer heat, 
or contracting by the effect of the cold in winter. A fine dis- 
play of these scratches may be seen in Back street, on the 
ledges which make up Knight's hill, so-called. When the sun 
is low is the best time to detect them. 

Several of our principal streets follow the natural valleys of 
the town, which accounts for their irregularity, and when, in 
connection with this, we take into consideration the fact that 
probably nine-tenths of the cellars of our old houses are built 
on the solid rock, with every effort by twisting and turning to 
get as great a depth as possible, much of the irregularity which 
strikes a stranger is reasoiiablv accounted for. 




2* 



INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. 



MARBLEHEAD contains within her borders a greater 
number and variety of Indian antiquities than have been 
recorded as found in any other town in New England. 
These consist of several places of burial, remains of two pali- 
saded forts, remains of a fortified village, numerous shell heaps, 
a line of quarries from which the aborigines obtained the ma- 
terial of which they made their various weapons and implements 
of which thousands have been found whithin her limits. 

One of these places of burial is located on Atlantic Avenue, 
close to the road on the right hand side as one goes toward 
Swampscott, in the field next to the Glover farm. A second is 
located in the Upper Division. A third on the Neck, and a 
fourth on the top of the high hill on the sea-side end of the 
Bessom pasture next to Waterside Cemetery. The two first of 
these numbered about forty graves each. The graves have, 
most of them, been opened, and those on the Avenue found to 
contain no human remains except a small fragment of bone 
about the size of one's finger nail. Of relics, there were found 
a stone sinker, a scalping knife, and three large sea shells. One 
of the graves was filled up with stones only. In the graves in 
the Division there were no human remains, but in about one 
in four small fragments of coarse pottery were found. In the 
graves opened in the Bessom pasture skeletons, now in the 
Peabody Museum at Salem, were found in a perfect state of 
preservation, and with them several articles of foreign manu- 
facture, proving that the remains were those of Aborigines 
who died since the coming of the white man. 

Besides these burial places two or more have been opened in 
town in former years in the course of excavating for ])uil(iing 
purposes. 
12 



INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. 13 

Indian graves are indicated by depressions in the ground 
nearly round in form and about ten inches below the surface 
where deepest. The indications below ground is the very dark, 
almost black color of the earth, beginning almost -eighteen 
inches below the surface. That the depressions should be 
nearly round is but natural, when we consider that the bodies 
were buried in a sitting posture. 

One of the palisaded forts is located near the road between 
Marblehead and Swampscott, on the brow of a hill which is 
thrust out into the plains opposite the Alley Farm. The re- 
mains of a low circular embankment may also be found, having 
a diameter of about fifty-two feet. This fort is mentioned in 
the ancient records of Salem, and its authenticity is further 
proved by the traditions of the vicinity. There can be no 
doubt that this was what is known as a palisaded fort, — the 
embankment being thrown up to support a palisade of trunks 
of trees set very thickly together. 

The remains of another small palisaded fort is located by 
tradition in the large field known as the " Small Pox Pasture." 
It stands on a small plateau, located a few hundred feet beyond 
the first swamp and not far from the western wall. 

The fortified village is located in the Bessom pasture before 
mentioned, and probably originally included an area of more 
than twenty-five acres, making it one of the largest fortified en- 
closures yet discovered in the North. The remains now visible 
are a low embankment, located on the edge of the hill which rises 
from the first swamp one meets on entering the field from the 
road. This embankment was originally about five feet in height 
above the ditch in front, made by excavating the earth out of 
which the embankment was made. It runs across the field with 
a single opening near the western wall, from which may be 
traced a fortified way to the swamp below, which then, doubt- 
less, contained water. As the embankment extends under the 
walls which separate this field from the two adjoining, it is 
evidently older than these walls, but as the fields have been 
cultivated from time immemorial, of course no trace of it can 
be found in the cultivated pastures, but close to the sea coast, 
on the farm at the East, at this date occupied by Mr. Looney, 
there is a small line of earth-work about a rod in length remain- 



14 INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. 

ing, which renders it probable that it is a portion of the original 
fortification. 

Within the area enclosed in the Bessom field are numerous 
circular depressions from five to a dozen feet in diameter, which 
were the localities of the ancient weekwams, and on the top of 
the hill is the grave yard before alluded to. Within the en- 
closure is a pond fed by springs, which doubtless supplied the 
Indians with water, and the exceptionally smooth surface of the 
hill suggests ancient civilization. 

Shell heaps of various sizes are scattered along the shore 
wherever clam banks are found ; but the largest deposits are 
under the line of cliffs cut through by the railroad to Salem as 
it comes out of the swamp into Forest River station. The shell 
heaps are found mostly to the eastward of the raikoad. The 
largest of these was carted away about thirty-three years ago, 
under the mistaken idea that it had some value as manure. 
It contained by measurement over thirty cords of a mixture of 
shells and ashes. These shell heaps were made up of layers of 
stones, ashes and shells. Numerous relics have been found in 
this vicinity with bones of various animals scattered among 
the shells. 

On Marblehead Neck beginning in the vicinity of what is 
known as the "churn " and extending eastward along the shore 
to the vicinity of the Light-house, is an ancient quarry of the 
aborigines. Here ma,y be seen myriads of clippings from the 
porphyry ledges which line the shore. In some instances the 
ledges have been worked down to the level of the soil. If one 
will examine the fragments he will see that they were not made 
by the natural shattering of the rock, but all exhibit a con- 
choidal fracture, the result of blows, given by an experienced 
hand. Among the numberless :£ragments can occasionally be 
found a half formed relic. As it was the practice of the aborig- 
ines to break off fragments of a suitable size and carry them 
to their camping ground to be finished at their leisure, we 
can not expect to find here many fragments that suggest the 
final implement. 

The stone relics of the weapons and implements of the aborig- 
ines that have been found in town, consist of arrow and spear 
heads, tomahawk points, scalping knives, bone spear heads, 



INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. 



15 



fragments of pottery, axes, gouges, skin dressers, pipes, sinkers, 
stone pestles, and stone hammers. A few years ago these were 
comparitively numerous in town and collections were made 
which numbered from several hundred to two thousand speci- 
mens, but the ground having been pretty thoroughly looked over 
they are now rather scarce. It can be safely said that relics 
have been found on every acre of tilled land bordering our shore. 
Marblehead having been a great centre among the aborigines 
for the manufacture of weapons, the proportion of 'stone clip- 
pings made in the process of manufacture, and half finished 
fragments that were evidently broken in the process of making 
is far greater than is usually the case. 




HISTORY OF MARBLEHEAD. 



MAKBLEHEAD was settled about the year 1629. The 
first settlers probably came from the Islands of Guernsey 
and Jersey in the British Channel. There is a tradition, 
however, that the first person who made a residence in JNIarble- 
head was a man named Doliber, who came from the settlement 
at Salem. It is said that he lived, during the first winter of his 
residence here, in a fish hogshead, which Mas located just above 
one of the coves at Peach's Point. Whether the tradition has 
any foundation in fact, or not, it is evident that the earliest 
settlement was made in that part of the town. 

The town was incorporated by act of the General Court May 
2d, 1649. 

The first religious teacher in Marbleliead was Mr. William 
Walton who began his ministrations in the year 1688, and 
preached for thirty years without ordination. He was suc- 
ceeded, in the year 1668, by Mr. Samuel Cheever, who also 
labored without ordination for a period of sixteen years. In 
1684 a church was gathered, and ^Ir. Cheever was ordained as 
pastor. 

In 1684, the land now comprised in the town of Marblehead 
was bought by vote of the town, of Winnepawauken, Quona- 
pohkownat, and several other Indians, for the sum of 16 pounds. 
The Indian deed written on skin, and signed by the Indians, 
hangs in the office of the Town Clerk, at Abbot Hall. 

During the years immediately preceding the war of the 
Revolution, Marblehead was a prosperous fishing and com- 
mercial po]-t, being second only to Boston in importance. 

Marblehead men were the first in the American colonies to 
forcibly resist the tyranny of Great Britain. On the 17th of 
April, 1769, six years before the battle of Lexington, the brig 

16 



HISTORY OF MARBLEHEAD. 



17 



Pitt Packet of Marblehead, Capt. Thomas Powers, master, was 
boarded near Cape Ann by the officers and marmes of a British 
gun-boat, and an attempt was made to impress the American 



'^'(''Ill'li'f'il'llilill'' 

1 Wfp 




seamen into the British service. A desperate encounter ensued 
which lasted over three hours. The Britith were at length 
compelled to retire, one of their lieutenants being killed in the 
engagement. 



18 HISTORY OF MARBLEHEAD. 

On the 26th of February, 1775, a regiment of British soldiers 
under command of Col. Leslie, landed in Marblehead. The 
regiment came ashore in two divisions, one division landing at 
Lovis's Cove, and the other at Homan's Beach. It was ascer- 
tained that the object of the expedition w\as to secure several 
cannon tlien stored at Danvers. Major John Pedrick, with 
several other citizens of JNIarblehead, hastened to Salem and 
gave the alarm. On the arrival of the regiment at the North 
Bridge in Salem, the bridge was found drawn up, and a large 
body of citizens assembled ready to prevent the further passage 
of the troops. The British then marched back to Marblehead 
and embarked on board a transport then lying in the harbor, 
having failed to accomplish the object of their visit. 

In June, 1775, a full regiment of soldiers, under command of 
Col. John Glover, marched from Marblehead to Cambridge, to 
join the Continental Army. All the men in this regiment were 
citizens of Marblehead except seven. This regiment rendered 
efficient service throughout the war, and transported Wash- 
ington and his entire army across the Delaware River on the 
night before the battle of Trenton. (See " Home of Gen. 
Glover." ) 

The first privateers of the llevolution were fitted out from 
Marblehead, and several of the most important captures of the 
war were made by Marblehead seamen. One of the most 
notable of these, was the capture of the British transport Hope, 
laden with ammunition and military stores, by Captain James 
Mugford, in the schooner Franklin, j\Iay 17, 1776. ]\Iugford 
took his prize into Boston, but on the return voyage to Marble- 
head the Franklin ran aground. Wliile in this situation she 
was attacked by the boats of the British fleet then lying in 
Xantasket Koads. The crew of the Franklin succeeded in 
beating off their assailants, but the brave Mugford was killed 
in the engagement. His body was brought to Marblehead and 
interred on the old Burying Hill. 

In the war of 1812 Marblehead was again the first to fit out 
X^rivateers. The frigate Constitution was largely manned by 
Marblehead sailors. At the close of the war it was ascertained 
that over 500 citizens of the town were confined in Dartmoor 
Prison, England. 



HISTORY OF MARBLE HE AD. 



19 



111 1839, there was a fleet of 98 fishing schooners owned in 
Marblehead, only three of which were under fifty tons burden. 
These vessels sailed to the Banks twice a year, in the Spring 
and in the Autumn. They were all manned by ]Marb]ehead 
fishermen. Only one vessel sails from Marblehead at the 
present time. 

The manufacture of children's boots and shoes began in 
Marblehead as early as the year 1825. 

On the 16th of Ai3ril, 1861, the three companies belonging in 
Marblehead, under command of Captains Knott V. Martin, 
Francis Boardman and Richard Phillips, were the first to reach 
Boston, in response to the call of the President for troops to 
suppress the Rebellion. During the civil war Marblehead fur- 
nished one thousand and forty-eight men for the Army and 
!N"avy. 

On the morning of* June 25, 1877, a great conflagration de- 
vastated the entire business portion of the town. The fire 
swept over a large territory, including l^leasant street from the 
Brick Pond Reservoir to a point beyond the corner of Spring 
street. School, Essex, Sewall and Spring streets, a portion of 
Bassett street, and several houses on Nicholson's Hill. The 
entire number of buildings destroyed was seventy-six, including 
several large shoe manufactories, the Eastern 'Rail Road Depot,, 
and the South Church. 




POINTS OF HISTORICAL 
INTEREST. 



TfTHE Tucker House. — This house, situated on Front Street, 
X is the oldest, of which there is any accurate rocord, now 
standing in Marblehead. It was probably built as early as 
the year 1640. In 1664 it was deeded by John Codner to his son 
John. It is said that the young man was about to be married, 
and that his father intended it as a wending present. By re- 
liable tradition we are informed that the house originally stood 
in an open field which extended from a point known as'Cotty's 
Hill to the coves off Gregory Street. The only house in the 
vicinity, occupied by a white man, was a small hut near an Indian 
pathway now known as Harris Street. A short distance from 
this hut there was anotlier, occupied by an Indian. 

The Warehouses. — The large square buildings on Front 
Street near the wharves, were built for warehouses in the days 
before the Revolutionary war when Marblehead was a com- 
mercial centre second only in importance to Boston. Some of 
these warehouses were offered to the merchants of Boston for 
the storage of goods during the operation of the Port Bill in 
1774. 

The Old Tavern : — The large house on the corner of 
Front and Glover Streets was used as a tavern in the old colonial 
days. There is a tradition that during the year 1775 when the 
British frigate Lively was lying in the harbor, several shots 
were fired on shore, some of which'struck the side of this house, 
where they were imbedded many years. 

Home of General Glover. — Tlie house formerly owned 
and occupied by General John Glover of Revolutionary fame, 
is situated on Glover Street, its front facing State Street. At the 

20 



POINTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST. 



21 



breaking out of the Revolution, Glover recruited a regiment of 
soldiers in jNIarblehead, and at their head went through some of 
the most important campaigns of the war. In the army his 
regiment was called the " Marine Regiment " and the " Marble- 
head Regiment". Washington Irving wrote of it as the " Am- 
phibious Regiment of Marblehead fishermen." The men of 
this regiment rowed Washington across the Delaware River on 
the night of De- 
cember 25, 1776, 
and led the advance 
at the battle of 
Trenton. Through- 
out the entire peri- 
od of the war they 
performed efficient 
service. On the 23 
of February, 1777, 
Glover was pro- 
moted by Congress 
to the office of Brig- 
a d i e r G e n e i- a 1. 
After the battle of 
Saratoga, in Oc- 
tober, 1777, Gen. 
Glover had the 
honor of conduct- 
ing the British 
army to Cambridge, 
as a reward for the valorous conduct of the men under his com- 
mand, during the battle. 

The Eagle House. — The home of Col. Jonathan Glover. 
It is situated on Front street, some distance back from the 
street, and is partially concealed from view by several houses in 
front of it. The land now occupied by these houses was 
formerly Col. Glover's garden, which, in its day, is said to hava 
been one of the finest in town. A gate at the entrance to this 
garden was supported by two large posts upon each of which 
stood a gilded eagle with outspread wings. For this reason 
the house was for many years called the Eagle House and by 




GENERAL GLOVER. 



22 POINTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST. 



this name it is still fainiliarly known by the older inhabitants. 
During the excitement incident to the prevalance of small pox 
in Marblehead in the year 1773, Col. Glover was one of the 
proprietors of a small pox hospital erected on Cat Island, for 
the inoculation of patients. The opposition of the citizens to 
the enterprise at length became so great that the proprietors 
momentarily expected to be mobbed. Col. Glover, it is said, 
placed two small pieces of artillery in one of the rooms of his 
house, fronting the street, intending to give the crowd a warm 
reception from the windows should they attempt to molest him. 

The Old Custom House. — Near Col. Glover's house on the 
opposite side of the street, stands the old custom-house. A 
large amount of business was transacted within its .walls in the 
olden time, and they have often echoed the laughter of the 
merchants as they met to hear the news, or to talk over the 
expected return of their vessels. Many of the old merchants 
were loyalists during the Revolution, and when they fled to 
Nova Scotia, took the custom-house records with them. , 

Homan's Beach. — This beach, where one of the divisions 
of the British regiment landed, on Sunday, February 26, 1775, 
is situated off Front street, near the old custom-house. It is 
obscured from view by the houses surrounding it on Front 
street, but is easy of access from Goodwin's Head. 

Lovis's Cove. — The place where the other division of the 
British regiment landed, is situated off Front street, at the 
junction of Selman and Circle streets. 

Oakum Bay. — The locality in the immediate vicinity of 
Lovis's Cove, was formerly known as "Oakum Bay." There is 
a tradition, in former years firmly believed by the inhabitants, 
that a band of pirates, in the olden time, brought a beautiful 
woman on shore and murdered her somewhere in this neighbor- 
hood. The body was buried where the deed was committed. 
For many years shrill noises were often heard at night by those 
who passed here, which were thought to be the screams of the 
woman, whose spirit haunted the scene of the murder. 

The PiKATE House. — This house, otherwise known as 
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on Front street, a short distance from Lovis's Cove. It is easily 
distinguishable from the fact that it sets side to the street and 
its sides are shingled instead of being clapboarded. It is said 
that in the early colonial days this house was occupied by a 
man who was suspected by his neighbors of being a pirate. 
The suspicion at length came to the knowledge of the officers 
of the crown, and one of them came to Marblehead on horse- 
back to investigate the matter. The pirate was notified by his 
friends in time to escape from the town, and never returned. 
An examination of the house revealed a large quantity of valu- 
able silks and other goods, proving that the fsuspicions were 
well founded. 

Fort Sewall. — This ancient foiiification overlooks the 
harbor, at the extreme north-eastern end of Front street. It 
was built in 1742. It was garrisoned daring all three of the 
great wars through which the country has passed. In 1864 it 
was remodeled and somewhat enlarged, though the old maga- 
zine and several other features were allowed to remain un- 
changed. It was named in honor of Chief Jiistice Samuel 
Sewall, an eminent citizen of Marblehead. At present the fort 
is in charge of Sergeant Patrick McDonald, of the Ignited 
States Army. 

The Selman House. — Near the corner of Selman and 
Franklin streets, stands the house once owned and occupied by 
Capt. John Selman, one of the first naval officers commissioned 
during the Revolutionary war. He, it was, who in company 
with Capt. Nicholas 'Broughton, sailed to the River St. Law- 
rence, in September, 1775, on the first naval expedition of the 
war. Their instructions were to intercept all English vessels, 
for the purpose of securing ammunition for the Continental 
army. They took several prizes, and in their zeal finally landed 
on Prince Edward's Island, and brought off the Governor and 
one of the Judges as prisoners of war. They were severely 
reprimanded by General Washington for exceeding their in- 
structions. Both commanders at once threw up their commis- 
sion, and were ever afterwards strongly opposed to Washington. 

Parson Barnard's House. — The house built and occupied 
by the Rev. John Barnard, the second pastor of the First 



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C^hurch in Marblehead, is situated o„ Franklin street and is „t 
present owned and occupied by Capt. William HamlL m. 




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Pickett House. — Opposite Parson Barnard's House, on 
Franklin street, stands the former home of Moses A. Pickett. 
This eccentric individual considered himself an artist, and was 
in the habit of painting pictures on glass representing animals 
of various colors eating red or blue grass. He kept a small 
store, and was thought to be a miser. He died in 1853, be- 
queathing his entire property, valued at about $13,400, to be 
used for the benefit of the poor of the town. The house has 
since been used as a home for poor widows, natives of the town. 




FORT SEWALL.— See page 23. 

The Home of Col. Azor Orne. — This house is situated on 
Orne street, near the junction of Franklin and Washington 
streets. Col. Orne was one of the patriots, who with Gerry 
and Glover took an active part in the stirring scenes incident 
to the war for independence. Before the Revolution he was a 
successful merchant, and owned several negro slaves. He was 
a delegate to the Provincial Congress and was elected a member 
of the first Continental Congress, but declined to serve. After 
the organization of the State government he was a member of 
both branches of the General Court. He was a member of the 
State Convention which framed the New Constitution, and also 
of the convention called for the adoption of the Federal Con- 

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stitution. Ill 1792 he was chosen an elector of President and 
Vice-President of tlie United States. At the time of his death 
he was a member of the Council. He died June 6th, 1799, at 
the age of 68 years. 

Site of the Fountain Inn. — Those who are acquainted 
with the romantic story of Agnes Surriage, will, perhai^s, like to 
visit the site where the Fountain Inn was located. The story, 
briefly told, is as follows : In the year 1742, Sir Harry Frank- 
land, a young baronet, then collector of the Port of Boston, 
visited Marblehead to superintend the construction of the fort. 
While here, he visited the Fountain Inn, and when entering, 
found a pretty girl of 16 years scrubbing the stairs. Noticing 
that she was bare-footed, he gave her money with which to 
purchase shoes. On a second visit to the town he again saw 
the young girl, and becoming interested in her, took her to 
Boston and educated her. She became his mistress and resided 
with him for several years at his Manor house in Hopkiiiton, 
Mass. During the year 1754, Frankland visited Lisbon, Portu- 
gal, taking Agnes with him. At the time of the great earth- 
quake in that city, Frankland, who was riding with a lady, was 
buried in the ruins of falling buildings. Agnes, discovering 
his whereabouts by recognizing his voice, worked with almost 
superhuman effort to raise the heavy stones and timbers, and at 
length succeeded in liberating him with her own hands. As a 
reward for her fidelity Frankland married her, and she was 
received among his relations and friends in England, as the 
Lady Agnes Frankland. 

The site of the Inn was on Oriie street, on the land owned 
and occupied by Mrs. Twisden Bowden. A few years ago, the 
old well, which in the olden time was in the garden of the 
Fountain Inn, was discovered and restored. Those who desire 
may obtain a drink of cool and pure water from this well. 

The Old Brig. — This house, one of the oldest in town, is 
situated on Orne street, near the corner of Pond street, and 
directly opposite the " Old Burying Hill." It is one of the 
quaintest buildings in town, and is famous from having formerly 
been the home of Edward Diinond, who was reputed to be a 
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Marblehead during the lifetime of old Dimoiid listened credu- 
lously to the tales of his wonderful powers. It was said that, 
when at sea, he would often send the crew of his vessel below 
after darkness set in, telling them that he should have other 
assistance during the night. Occasionally during the night the 
terrified men would hear him giving orders to the invisil^le 
crew on deck. " Red-cap " would be ordered to perform one 
service, and " blue-cap " another, until daybreak. At sunrise, 
the fishermen coming on deck, would often find a deck-load of 
fisli which had been caught in the night by the goblins. 

Old Dimond had as much power on the land as at sea. AVhen 
the night was dark and stormy and the wind gave evidence of 
blowing a gale, he would wend his way to the " Old Burying 
Hill," and " beat about " among the graves and tomb-stones, to 
save the vessels at sea from shipwreck. 

Moll Pitcher, the fortune-teller of Lynn, is said to have been 
a daughter of old Dimond, and the " Old Brig " has the reputa- 
tion of being her birth-place. 

The Old Bukying Hill. — As this ancient landmark is one 
of the points of greatest historic interest in Marblehead, we have 
deemed it worthy of a special chapter, which will be found 
elsewhere. 

Fort AVashington. — The large bluff of rocks on Orne 
street, near the Old Biuying Hill, is one of the finest localities 
in town from which to obtain a view of the bay, the islands, 
and the north shore. During the Revolution a battery was 
placed up upon its summit, and again in the war of 1812, when 
it was known as Fort Washington. 

Gerry's Island. — This island is located in what is known 
as Little Harbor, directly opposite the Gas House. It was 
formerly connected with the main land by a bar which is still 
visible at low water. The house of the first minister ever set- 
tled in Marblehead, the Rev. Samuel Cheever, was built upon 
this island.' The pavement of the front yard of the house was 
visible a few years ago, and several interesting i-elics, such as 
axes, etc., have been found there. 

The Ireson House. — On AVashington street, near the head 
of Franklin street, stands the old Ireson House. This house 

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formerly projected so far into the street that it was impossible 
for a carriage to pass it. The old meeting-house then stood on 
Franklin street opposite the foot of Washington street, and the 
Ireson House caused great inconvenience to the gentry of the 
town who wished to ride to and from church. The town, there- 
fore, very obligingly voted to remove the north-west end of the 
house. Sevei-al feet were accordingly cut off, the house being- 
sawed nearly in halves. The end towards the street was 

boarded up, and there 
it remains to this day, 
with not a single win- 
dow in it, except a very 
small one in the roof. 

The Old Meeting- 
House. — The house 
owned by the Goodwin 
family, on the corner of 
Washington and Stacy 
streets, is said to have 
been, originally, a part 
^ I of the first m e e t i n g- 
house in Marblehead. 
The meeting-house was 
erected on the Old Bury- 
ing-llill, but was al'ter- 
wards removed to 
Franklin street, where 
it was enlarged and otherwise improved. In 1824 it was pulled 
down, when the timbers were purchased and used in the con- 
struction of this building. 

Birth-place of Elbkidge Gerry. — P^lbridge Gerry, dis- 
tinguished as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, 
Governor of Massachusetts, and Vice-President of the United 
States, was born, in the year 1744, in the large white house 
situated on Washington street, nearly opposite the Old North 
Church. The house, at that time, was the homestead of his 
father, Capt. Thomas Gerry, an eminent merchant. In later 
years it became the property of Capt. William Blackler, who 




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had command of the boat in which Washington was rowed 
across the Dehiware River, on the night of December 25, 1776. 

The Pedrick House. — The Large square house, on Wash- 
ington street, opposite Pearl street, was formerly the home of 
Major John Pedrick, a prosperous merchant before the Revolu- 
tion. He was devotedly attached to the American cause, but 
the war proved most disastrous to him. Those of his vessels 
which were not destroved bv British cruisers, rotted in port. 




THE OLD TOWN HOUSE. — See page 30. 

In addition to this he Avas a severe sufferer by the depreciation 
of Continental money, which he received in payment for naval 
stores furnished the government. 

The Bradstkeet House. — The liouse on the corner of 
Mechanic and Pearl streets, was erected by the Rev. Simon 
Bradstreet, the successor of the Rev. Edward Holyoke, as 
pastor of the Second Congregational Church. It was after- 
wards the residence of the Rev. Isaac Story. It was in this 
house that William Story, Esq., the father of Reverend Isaac 
and Doctor Elisha Stor3% resided at the time of his death. He 
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tion, and during the troubles incident to the stamp act, his 
office in Boston was entered by a crowd of infuriated citizens, 
and many of his valuable books and papers were taken into 
the street and burned. 

The Old Town House. — This old building standing on 
Washington street, near the head of State street, was erected in 
1727. It is without exception, the most historic building in 
Marblehead. Here for more than one hundred and fifty years 
the town meetings have been held. Its walls have often re- 
echoed the voices of Gerry, and Lee, and Orne, as they appealed 
to the patriotic citizens in the days before the Revolution. 
Here the famous ]Marblehead Regiment was recruited, and here 
the Marblehead Sutton Light Infantry assembled on the morn- 
ing of April 16, 1861, in response to President Lincoln's call 
for troops to preserve the integrity of the Union. In former 
years the hall now used for public purposes, was the town 
market, the town meetings being held in the room above. A 
public school was kept in the same room, and it was there that 
many of the most distinguished citizens of the town received 
the rudiments of education. 

The Bowen House. — The quaint old house on the corner 
of Mugford street, near the Town House, is probably one of 
the oldest in town. It was formerly the house of Nathan 
Bowen, who in the colonial days was " Justice of the Peace and 
Notary Public." In those days a Justice of the Peace had all 
the authority now vested in a Trial Justice. There are many 
traditions related of the severity of Mr. Bowen's sentences. He 
was the dread of evil doers, and since few escaped punishment 
who were brought before him for trial, he was called the 
"condemnerof all flesh." 

Birth-place of Judge Story. — On the eastern side of 
Washington street, situated south of the Town House, is the 
house which was formerly the home of Dr. Elisha Story, and 
in which liis son Joseph Story, the distinguished Jurist w\as 
born. Doctor Story was an eminent physician and surgeon, 
who removed from Boston to Marblehead in 1770. From that 
time until his death he resided in the town. In 1773, Doctor 
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ships in Boston harbor and consigned their whole cargo of tea 
to the waves. As one of the sons of Liberty he was instrn- 
mental in securing the two brass cannons which were placed on 
Boston Common by order of the British Commander-in-Chief. 
The cannons were taken to Boston Neck, and afterwards played 
a distinguished part in the Revolution. Joseph Story was born 
September 18, 1779. He graduated at Harvard University in 
1798. In 1808 he was elected a member of Congress. In 1810 
he was Speaker of the Massachusetts Plouse of Representatives. 
In 1811 he was appointed by President Madison, Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1829 
he was appointed Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. 
He died in Cambridge, September 10, 1845. 

The Story house is now owned by Mr. William Goodwin, the 
lower story being used as a drug store. 

The Holyoke House. — The house opposite the Story house 
on Washington street was built by the Rev. Edward Holyoke, 
the first pastor of the Second Congregational Church, after- 
wards President of Harvard College. Here, on the first day of 
August, 1728, his son Edward Augustus Holyoke, afterwards 
one of the most distinguished physicians in Essex County, was 
born. Dr. Holyoke graduated from Harvard College in 1746, 
and in 1749 began the practice of medicine in Salem. He 
was the first President of the Massachusetts Medical Society, 
and also President of the American Academy of Arts and Scien- 
ces. He died in Salem, March 31, 1829, having lived to the 
remarkable age of one hundred years and seven months. The 
house was formerly a fine old mansion with two large elm 
trees in its front garden. Its beauty was marred a few years 
ago, however, by an addition, which was built on in front of 
one-half the house, in order to secure to one of the proprie- 
tors the advantage of having a store on the street. Miss Adelia 
Wheelock now occupies a portion of the building as a boarding- 
house. 

St. Michael's Church. — Tltis ancient church is situated 
on Summer street, near the corner of Washington street. It 
was built in 1714, the frame and all the materials used in its 
construction being brought from England. Though extensive 



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repairs have been made from time to time, the luiilding retains 
many of its original features. The church was cruciform in 
shape, when built, and the ceiling still presents the beautiful 
arches of the cross to view. The ancient reredos, with its credo 
and decalogue, still remains, and occupies its proper place over 




ST. MICHAELS CHUKCH. 



the chancel. The ancient chandelier, "the gift of John El- 
bridge, Esq., of ye city of Bristol, 1732," hangs in the position 
where it was originally placed, and is used on special occa- 
sions to illuminate the church. One of the principal "bene- 
factors" of the church was Col. Francis Nicholson, afterwards 
Governor of South Carolina, and he it was who gave it the 
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Church buildmg- fund. Like all old parish churches, this 
has its burial-ground about it, where many of the saints are 
laid at rest ; but like few others in this country, it has also a 




sepulchre beneath it, Avhere for over a hundred years it was the 
privilege of pew-owners to bury their dead. The second rector 
of tlie parish, the Kev. David Mossoni, afterwards went to 
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Washington and the widow Custis. Several former rectors of 
the old church have become eminent in their profession. The 
Rev. William Harris, who held the rectorship from 1791 to 1802, 
afterwards became President of Columbia College, X. Y. The 
Rev. John P. K. Henshaw, afterwards became Bishop of Rhode 
Island, and the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Bos worth Smith, of Ken- 
tucky, now presiding Bishop of the United States, began his 
ministry as rector of this church. During the Revolutionary 
w^ar, the rector, Rev. Joshua Wingate Weeks, was driven from 
the town for his loyalist sentiments, and the church was closed 
by order of the Provincial Congress. It was not again opened 
until February 6, 1780, when Mr. AVoodward Abraham read 
prayers and a sermon. When the news of the Declaration of 
Independence was received in Marblehead, a body of men broke 
into this church, pulled the coat-of-arms of King George from 
its place above the chancel, and rang the l:)ell till it cracked. 

The Robie House. — The house on Washington street, op- 
posite the head of Darling street, Avas foi-merly the home of 
Thomas Robie, one of the Royalists who fled from the town 
during the Revolution. It is now owned and occupied by Dr. 
Philemon Eveleth. The basement is occupied by Mr. R. H. 
Bessom, Jr., as a dry-goods store. 

King Hooper's House. — The house, formerly the residence 
of " The Honorable Robert Hooper, Esq.," one of the wealth- 
iest merchants of i^ew England, previous to the Revolution, 
is situated on Hooper street, next to the Xational Grand Bank 
Building. " King " Hoo^^er, as he was called, lived in princely 
style for those days, and some of the highest dignitaries of the 
land were his frequent guests. The house has a large banquet- 
hall in the upper story, and in former years there was a coat-of 
arms over the outer door. The house is now owned by Mr. 
George Chamberlin, a portion being used as a dry-goods store. 

The Lee Mansion. — This building, situated on the north- 
ern side of Washington street nearly opposite ]\Jason street, is 
the best evidence that can be produced of the prosperity the 
town enjoyed during the years preceding the Revolution. It 
was built in the year 1768, by Colonel Jeremiah Lee, a wealthy 
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It is said to have been one of the most expensively finished 
houses in the British colonies, and judging from its magnificent 
proportions, no one can doubt it. Its fine hall and stair-way, 
and the paper made in England for the walls, still excite the 
admiration of all who visit the old house. It was here that 
Washington was entertained when he visited the town, and 
Lafayette was received on two occasions. Here, too, Andrew 
Jackson shook the hands of the sturdy fishermen, who almost 




THE LEE MANSION. 



worshipped the old hero, and were so true to him through life^ 
The building is now occupied by the Marblehead National 
Bank, and the Marblehead Savings Bank. 

The Home of Colonel William R. Lee. — The house now 
owned and occupied by the Rev. Edward A. Lawrence, D.D.,. 
on the northern side of the Common, was formerly owned by 
Col. William R. Lee, of Revolutionary fame. At one time,, 
dm-ing the war of the Revolution, Gen. Ward was a guest at 
this house, and while there, placed his monogram in the closet 
of an upper room, where it may still be seen. 



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The Hoopek House. - The large biwn house opposite the 
Con" r^ disth.gui.hed as the birth-place of Hon. Samuel 






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Hooper, who from 1861 to 1875 was an active and efficient 
member of Congress from Massachusetts. 

The Bowden House. -Near the western end of Training- 
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POINTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST. 37 

house formerly occupied by Michael Bowden, another loyalist 
of the Revolution. It is said that during the war, one of the 
loyalists ^Yho had made himself especially obnoxious to the 
citizens, fled to this house for protection. He was pursued, 
however, and the angry citizens surrounded the house, and de- 
manded admittance. Finding that no notice w^as taken of their 
demands, they forced an entrance, and began a vigilant search. 
As they entered the sitting-room, they were confronted by 
Mrs. Bowden, who exclaimed : " Gentlemen, I assure you that 
the man you seek is not in this house. On my word and honor,. 
I assure you that he is not under this roof. If you persist in 
this unlawful proceeding, this unprecedented conduct, you will 
cause .the death of my daughter ! " As some of the persons 
present were aware of the illness of the daughter, the search 
was abandoned. It was afterw^ards ascertained that the man 
was on the roof, hiding behind a chimney. 

The Sew^all House. — The mansion house on Pleasant 
street, now occupied by Dr. William Xeilson, was built a few^ 
years previous to the Revolution, by "King" Hooper, for his 
son Joseph, who resided there a short time. This was probably 
the same Joseph Hooper who was a loyalist, and in the year 
1775, fled from Marblehead to England, w-here he became a 
paper manufacturer. In 1795 the house w^as purchased by 
Chief Justice Samuel Sew'all, w'ho resided there until the time 
of his death. In 1815, it became the property of Hon. William 
Reed, who, two years previous, had been a Representative in 
Congress. After his death, which occurred February 18, 1837,. 
it was occupied by his widow\ In 1856, the property was 
bought by Mr. Joseph Harris, a prominent shoe-manufacturer, 
and it has since remained in the possession of his family. 

The Watson House. — This house, situated on the hill at 
the head of AVatson street, was built by Benjamin Marston, 
Esq., wiio, before the Revolution, was an eminent merchant in 
Marblehead. He was a brother-in-law of ''King" Hooper and 
of Col. Jeremiah Lee, with both of whom he was associated in 
business as a partner. At the breaking out of the Revolution,, 
he became an earnest loyalist. In the year 1775, Mr. Marston 
had so provoked the wa-ath of the patriotic citizens, that they 



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broke open the doors of his house, opened his desks, and carried 
^off his books and accounts. He made his escape from the town 
with difficulty, and remained for some time concealed among 
his friends in the neighborhood of Boston. He then went to 
Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he engaged in business. After 
the departure of Mr. Marston, the house was confiscated by 
order of the government, and subsequently became the property 
of his nephew, Marston AVatson, Esq., a merchant of the town. 
From its elevation it commands a very fine view. 

Houses on Mugford Street. — There are three houses, 
situated very near each other on Mugford street, all of which 
are of great historical interest. The largest of these is that 
formerly known as the Prentiss House. It was built by Peter 
Jayne, who for many years was a noted school-master in the 
town. During the years immediately preceding the Eevolu- 
tion, the " Committee of Safety " held its meetings in a hall 
in the upper part of this house. The " Tuesday Evening Club," 
of w^hich Gen. Glover, Elbridge Gerry, Dr. Story, Col. Lee, and 
other well-known citizens were members, also held its meetings 
here. Philanthropic Lodge of Freemasons also held its meetings 
here in the olden time. This Lodge was instituted in the year 
1760, though a charter was not obtained until the year 1778. It 
is now the oldest lodge in the country. After the death of Mr. 
Jayne, his widow married Joshua Prentiss, Esq., who for many 
years held the office of Town-clerk. During the time of his 
residence there, in the year 1791, the Methodist Church was 
organized in the old hall. In later years the house became the 
home of Gen. Samuel Avery, a Brigadier-General of the Mas- 
sachusetts Militia. 

The house on the corner of Mugford and Back streets, is 
distinguished as the house where James Mugford and his wife 
went to "house-keeping" shortly after their marriage. On the 
opposite side of the street, next to the Unitarian Church, stands 
the house where the dead hero was carried to his sorrowing- 
young wife, and from whence he was borne to the grave. This 
house was the home of Mr. John Griste, the father of Mrs. 
Mugford, and has always remained in the possession of the 
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The Powder House. — This is a small, brick magazine, sit- 
uated on " The Ferry-Roacl " so-called, or what is now known 
as Green street. It was built l;)y vote of the town in the year 
1755, at the breaking out of the " French and Indian "War." 
It was used foi" storing ammunition during that war, and also 
during the Ivevolution and t!ie war of 1812. 




THE OLD BURYING-HILL. 



THE visitor, strolling about the rocky hill upon which the 
early settlers of Marblehead made their first burying-place,. 

will not wonder that Whitefield should ask when he visited 
the town, " Where do they bury their dead ? " It seems almost 
impossible, as one looks aliout among the ancient grave-stones,. 
that there could be earth enough to cover the bodies which for 
more than two centuries and a half have found a resting place 
here. A more critical examination of the premises, however, 
reveals the fact that many of the graves are made on tlie slope 
of the hillj, or in the valleys between the rocks, and that a very 
small proportion of tliem are upon the summit, where the depth 
of earth would not be sufficient. The hill was probably selected 
as a burial place, simply because the first meeting-house erected 
in the town was built upon its highest point. The custom of 
burying their dead in the church-yard, was one to which the 
people of England had ever clung with affectionate tenacity, 
and the children of the "Mother Country" in founding a set- 
tlement in the rocky wilderness of jVIarblehead, were not less 
loyal to the traditions and customs of old England than those 
who remained at home. The hill was selected as a site for the 
little meeting-house, because of the natural defence it afforded 
in case of attack by the Indians. Commanding, as it did, a full 
view of the shore and the surrounding country, it would have 
been difficult for savages, however hostile, to surprise the in- 
habitants when at cliurch, by an attack upon the village. The 
vigilant sentinels, stationed "outside the meeting-house during 
service to give the alarm in case of danger, could look as far as 
the eye could reach upon the uncultivated, and uninhabited 
hills and valleys of the peninsula. An attacking party, coming 
from whatever direction, by land or water, could have been 

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THE OLD BURYIXG-IIILL. 41 

discerned at so great a distance as to give the inhabitants time 
to disperse to their homes, and make the necessary preparations 
for defence. 

From time immemorial, the old hill has been a favorite place 
of resort at the close of the day in Summer. The view from its 
summit is still un'surpassed, as in the days when the settlers 
selected it for their church-yard and burial-place. In whatever 
direction one may look, he is surprised at the beauty, the 
picturesqueness, the surpassing loveliness of the view before 
him. On one side lies the township, with Fort Sewall and the 
quaint old houses of " Barnegat," in the foreground. A short 
distance off, are the harbor and Marblehead Neck, while away in 
the distance, seeming almost a mere speck in the ocean, can be 
seen the South Shore of ]\Iassachusetts Bay. Beautiful beyond 
description is the view we have of Peach's Point and the islands 
of the bay, the eye reaching easily to the shores of Beverly, 
Manchester and Cape Ann. A more sombre view is that which 
presents the pasture-lands and the neighboring hills, but it adds 
to the variety, and is not less interesting tlian the others. 

But it is not on account of the picturesque views it presents, 
that the Old Burying-Hill is dear to the people of Marblehead. 
It is the resting-place of their fathers, and as such, it is held in 
veneration. 

The oldest stones that have been found on the hill are located 
near the Red's Pond Keservoir. The inscriptions are as fol- 
lows : — 

HEPvE LYES BURIED 

YE BODY OF MARY 

WIFE TO CHRISTO 

PHER LATTIMER 

AGED 40 YEARS 

DECD YE 8 OF MAY 

1681 

HERE LYES BURIED 

YE BODY OF 

MR CHRISTOPHER LATTIMORE 

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 

DECD OCTOBER YE 5TH 

1(390 

There are several stones in another part of the yard which 
bear the date of the year 1690. 

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42 THE OLD BURYING-HILL. 

A short distance from the Pond is the tomb of Gen. Glover ; 
and on the brow of the hill, near by, the tomb-stones of the 
Reverend Messrs. Samuel Cheever, John Barnard, William 
Whitwell, and Ebenezer Hubbard, all of whom were ministers 
of the First Congregational Chiu"ch. These stones are standing- 
side by side, and the inscriptions of three of them are in Latin. 

The little monument of white marble which stands on the 
top of the hill has little interest for strangers, but it commemo- 
rates an event in the history of the town which will never be 
forgotten by its people — the time when ten vessels from Mar- 
blehead with all their crews, consisting of sixty-five men and 
boys, were lost in a storm on the Grand Banks of Xewfound- 
land. A few feet west of the monument stands a small stone 
which is a relic of the days of slavery in Marblehead. There 
are, doubtless, many graves in the old cemeteries of Xew Eng- 
land, which contain the remains of those who in their lifetime 
were slaves. There are few of them, however, that can boast 
a head-stone or any mark of respect whatever. The stone of 
which we write, is nearly buried in the earth, the inscription, 
which is read with difficulty, being as follow\s : — 



AGNIS NEGRO 

WOMAN SERVANT 

TO SAMUEL 

RUSSEL xVGED ABOUT 

43 YEARS DECK 

JULY Y^E 12 1718 



Near the gate, as one ascends the hill from Pond street, is the 
stone erected to the memory of the gallant James Mugford ; and 
near by, toward the west, a stone which commemorates the life 
of a woman who evidently ol:)eyed the scriptural injunction to 
" increase and multiply." The inscription, which tells its own 
story, is as follows : — 



HERE LY^ES Y'^e BODY' 

OF MRS MIRIAM GROSE 

WHO DEC!) IN THE 

81ST Y^EAR OF HER 

AGE & LEFT ISO CHILDREN 

GRAND CHILDREN & 
GREAT GRAND CHILDREN 



THE OLD BURYING-HILL. 43 

One curious fact concerning this stone will be noticed ; it bears 
no date either of the birth or death of the woman. 

The massive stone erected to the memory of John Legg, Esq., 
who died "ye 8 of October 1718 in the 74 year of his age," 
bears a coat-of-arms beneath the inscription. There is only one 
other stone in the yard containing a coat-of-arms, that of Rich- 
ard Hawley, who " departed tliis life October ye 1st 1698 in ye 
63 year of his age." 

The most curiously carved stone to be found on the hill, is 
that erected to the memory of " Mrs Susanna Jayne the amiable 
wife of Mr. Peter Jayne, who lived beloved and died universally 
lamented August 8th 1776 in the 45th year of her age." In a 
half-circle at the top of the stone is an hour-glass, supported on 
each side by a thigh-bone. A skeleton, with a laurel wreath 
on its head, and a scythe above it, is affectionately encircled by 
a serpent with its tail in its mouth. The skeleton holds a repre- 
sentation of the sun in one hand, and a globe, supposed to 
represent the world, in the other. Two cherubs gaze benignly 
down on the skeleton from above, while two demons grin sav- 
agely from below. 

There are many stones on the old hill that are worthy of 
attention. They commemorate the lives of men who in their 
day and generation were highly esteemed by their fellow-citi- 
zens, and we regret that space prevents the reproduction of 
their inscriptions here. There is one stone, however, which 
marks the grave of a hero of the war of 1812, and with its 
inscription, we close this chapter : — ^ 

IN MEMORY OF 
JAMES DENNIS 
HAMMOND 
He was one of the Heroes of 
the Frigate Constitution and 
having been wounded in the 
capture of the Java he 
received a pension from his 
grateful Country untill 
his decease, which happened 
Oct. 24 1840 at the age of 
54 years 10 mos & 14 days. 

Immortal honor to all those 
Who bled in Freedoms Naval Fights 
And vanquished all their Country's foes 
To gain Free Trade and Sailors Rights. 

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44 OTHER GRAVE-YARDS. 



OTHER GRAVE-YARDS. 



The New Burying-Gkound, or, as it is sometimes called, 
the " Green Street Yard," is located between Green and Elm 
streets, with an entrance on each street. 

Waterside Cemetery is located on the shore near Salem 
harbor, being reached by a road from Green street. It is the 
most modern grave-yard in the town, having been dedicated in 
1859. Besides these, there are several private grave-yards lo- 
cated in varions sections of the town. The chnrch-yard back 
of the Unitarian Chnrch, contains the tomb of Col. Jeremiah 
Lee, and the graves of many prominent citizens of the olden 
time. The chnrch-yard of St. Michael's Church, contains the 
tomb of the Rev. Peter Bours, and several stones whose quaint 
inscriptions are intensely interesting. The " Pedrick Burying- 
Ground," which is the projierty of the Pedrick family, is lo- 
cated on Harris street, and directly opposite is the tomb-yard of 
the Hooper family. There are also two private places of burial 
close beside the " Xew Burying-Ground," on Elm street, one 
being known as the Brown Tomb-yard, and the other as that of 
the Martin family. 




THE HEADLANDS. 



1 1 THERE are several headlands in Marblehead, from any of 
A which a fine view may be obtained. Fort Glover, or, as it 
was formerly called, " Cow Fort," is situated at the head 
of the harbor, overlooking River-head Beach and the Neck. 
During the Rebellion a fortification, now in ruins, was built 
upon its highest point. It is reached by a road from Commer- 
cial street. 

Situated between the first and second coves, near the head of 
the harbor, is the bold bluff of rocks known as Skinner's Head. 
It commands a full view of the harbor, the Neck and the town. 
It is easy of access from Gregory street. 

" Bartoll's Head," situated off Front street, is one of the high- 
est points of land on the coast, and commands a view of the 
entire harbor, the Neck, and the adjacent islands, such as can 
be had at no other place. Being easy of access, it is one of the 
most popular places of public resort to be found in the town. 

A short distance from " Bartoll's Head," " Goodwin's Head " 
juts out into the hai'bor. It presents a fine view of Fort Sewall, 
and the entrance to the harbor. It is reached by a road from 
Front street. " Naugus Head," situated on the Salem Harbor 
side, presents an excellent view of Salem Harbor and the shore 
of Beverly and Manchester. "Fort Miller," built during the 
Rebellion, is situated on its highest point. It is reached by a 
road from Beacon street. 

Another place from which an excellent view may be obtained, 
is " Beacon Hill," situated on the Ferry Road, now a part of 
Beacon street. Though not exactly a " headland," according to 
the proper meaning of the word, it is the highest point of land 

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46 



THE HEADLANDS. 



in Marblehead. From its top may be had a full view of the 
town and the intervening pastnre-lands, the farms with their 
acres of land under full cultivation, the city of Salem, and the 
shores of Beverly, Manchester and Cape Ann. On a clear day 
the South Shore of Massachusetts Bay is visible to the naked 
eye. " Peach's Point," which is a short distance from the hill, 
presents a beautiful appearance when viewed froni this point. 




THE UNIVERSALIST CHUllCH. 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 



^UBBOT HALL. — The fine brick building situated on the 
/x Common, is a monument of the generosity of Benjamin 
Abbot, who died in Boston, in 1872, and bequeathed about 
one hundred thousand dollars to his native town. In accord- 
ance with the desire of Mr. Abbot, a portion of the bequest 
was appropriated for the erection of this building. The corner- 
stone was laid July 25, 1876, and the building was dedicated 
with appropriate exercises, December 12, 1877. On the first 
floor are rooms for the several boards of town officers, a reading- 
room, and public library. The second floor is devoted entirely 
to an audience hall and ante-rooms. A tower, which rises to a 
height of 160 feet 1 inch, affords a magnificent view from the 
bell-deck. The bell and clock in the tower, were presented by the 
Hon. James J. H. Gregory. On the walls of the reading-room 
are hung several fine paintings, the gifts of natives of the town. 
The subjects are, " Crossing the Grand Banks," an " Arctic 
Scene," "William, Prince of Orange, selling his Jewels," "Christ 
and the Woman at the Well," and " Yankee Doodle," the last 
named being Willard's famous historical painting, which was 
on exhibition at the Centennial Exposition, at Philadelphia, 
in 1876. 

The Academy. — This building, situated on Pleasant street, 
was erected in 1879, by the Trustees of the ]\Iarblehead Acad- 
emy, on the site formerly occupied by the old Academy Building. 
It is occupied by the ]\Iarl)leliead High School. 

The Story Grammaii School-House. — This is a large 
brick edifice, situated on Elm street, which was erected in 1880, 
by vote of the town. When completed it will be occupied by 
the Story Grammar School. 

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THK GRKAT HEAD.- See Marblehead Xe.k. 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 



49 



Other School Houses. — The other scliool-liouses in town 
are small wooden buildings, none of whicli are worthy of 
special mention. 




THE CHURN. — See Marblehead Neck. 

The Custom House. — This building is situated on Hum- 
phreys and Twisden's Wharf, off Water street. Mr. Simeon 
Dodge is Collector, and Mr. Wm. H. Coates, Deputy Collector. 
The customs district of Marblehead comprises the ports of 



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PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 



Marblehead, Lynn, Swampscott and Xahant. ]\Iarblehead is 
the port of entry for the district, Lynn, Swampscott and Xahant, 
being ports of delivery only. 

The Post-Office. — The Post-Office is located in Odd Fel- 
lows Building, on Pleasant, near the corner of Washington 
street. It is by far the most conveniently arranged office the 
town has ever had, for which the public is indebted to Capt. 
Knott V. Martin, the efficient and accommodating Post-Master. 




4.52, P.M. Salem 
Lynn, 12.15, 



MUGFOKD BUILDING 



Mail Akkangp:ment. 

Mails are Due From Boston, 7.20, 9.00, a.m 
and East, 7.20, a.m. ; l.oo, p.m. 

Malls Close For Boston, 7.45, a.m. ; 12.15, 4.45, p.m 
4.45, P.M. Salem, 7.45, a.m. ; 1.00, p.m. 

East, South and West, via Boston. 

Registered Letters on all mails out. 

Office open from 7, a.m. to 7.30, p.m. ; Saturdays, to 9, p.m. 

The Steamer PIouse. — The large brick Engine-House on 
School street was erected shortly after the great fire in 1877. It 
is occupied by Steamers '^ :\Iarblehead, Xo. 1," and •' Col. ^Villiam 
R. Lee, No. 2." A large hall in the third story, is occupied 
by "John Goodwhi, Jr., Post 82, G.A.Ii." 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 



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The Gerry House. — The Gerry Engine is located in a 
small wooden house on State street. A hall in the second story 
serves as a reading and reception room for the Company. 

The M. a. Pickett House. — The M. A. Pickett Engine, is. 
located in a wooden house on Franklin street. The Company 
rooms are in the second story. 

The Liberty Hose Company. — This Company is located 
under the Old Town House, on Washington street, near the 
head of State street. The Company rooms are on the same 
floor. 

The Hook and Ladder House. — The Washington Hook 
and Ladder, and Sail Carriage, is located in a house on the 
corner of Middle and Washington streets. The Company 
rooms are in the second story. 




THE OLD NORTH CONGKEGATIOIS'AL CHURCH. 



SOCIETY BUILDINGS. 



0DD FELLOWS BUILDING. — This building is situated 
on Pleasant street, near the corner of Washington street, 
and next to the Baptist Church. In the second story there 
is one of the most convenient halls for society purposes to be 
found in town. The building is the property of "Atlantic 
Lodge, No. 55, LO.O.F." 

Rechabite Building. — The large building on the corner of 
School and Pleasant streets, was erected by " Samaritan Tent, 
I. O. Rechabites," shortly after the great fire of 1877. The 
building contains two large halls, suitable for society iDurppses, 
one of which is occupied by the "Marblehead Sutton Light 
Infantry," as an Armory. 

MuGFORD Building. — The new^ building, situated on Wash- 
ingiion street, opposite the head of Pleasant street, was erected 
by the Mug-ford Association in 1880. It is one of the most 
conveniently arranged buildings to be found in Marblehead, the 
hall in the second story, used for society purposes, being a 
perfect model of its kind. 

Lyceum Hall. — This Iniilding, whicli is situated on Wash- 
ing-ton street, near the Old Town House, was built in the year 
1844, by a stock corporation, known as the Lyceum Hall Com- 
pany. The hall in the second story is amphitheatre in form, 
and is admirably adapted for public meetings and lectures. It 
was for many years the only hall in Marblehead, where public 
entertainments could be given. 



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THE CHURCHES. 



TTTHE following is a list of the Churches in Marblehead, the- 

JL names and places of residence of the Pastors, and the hours. 

at which religious services will be held during the summer- 

of 1881. Strangers are cordially welcomed at the services of 

any of these churches. 

OLD NORTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 

Washington Street. 

The Rev. John H. Williams, Pastor. 



SUNDAY SERVICES. 

Bible Study, at 10.30 a.m. 
Sunday School, at 1.30 p.m. 
Preaching Service, at 2.30 p.m. 
Prayer Meeting, at 7.00 p.m. 

Prayer ^Sleeting, Wednesilay, at 7.45 p.m. 



ST. MICHAEL'S (EPISCOPAL) CHURCH, 

Summer Street. 

The Rev. William R. Harris, Rector. 

Eesidence at the Rectory, Summer Street. 

SUNDAY services. 

Morning Prayer, at 10.30 a.m. 
Evening Prayer, at 7.00 p.m. 

Friday, Evening Service, at 7.00 p.m. 



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54 THE CHURCHES. 



UNITAEIAX CHURCH, 

MUGFOKD StEEET. 

The Rev. Benjamin H. Bailey, Pastor. 
Residence at the Parsonage, corner of Ehn and Harris Streets. 



SUNDAY SEKVICES. 

Preaching, at 10.30 a.m. 
Sunday School, at 2.30 p.m. 



METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 
Summer Street. 

The Rev. Joseph Canpltn, Pastor. 

Residence at the Parsonage, cor. of Pleasant and Rockaway Stj 

SUNDAY SERVICES. 

Preaching, at 10.30 a.m. 
" 2.30 P.M. 
Sunday School, at 1.30 p.m. 
Prayer Meeting, at 7.30 p.m. 

Class Meeting, Tuesday, at 7.45 p.m. 
Prayer Meeting, Friday, at 7.45 p.m. 



BAPTIST CHURCH, 
Pleasant Street. 

The Rev. George W. Gardner, D.D., Pastor. 

Residence, Orne Street. 

SUNDAY SERVICES. 

Preaching, at 10.30 a.m. 
Sunday School, at 12 m. 
Prayer Meeting, at 7..30 p.m. 

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, at 7.45 p.m. 



THE CHURCHES.— PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. 55 

UNIVEESALLST CHURCH, 
Abbot Hall. 

The Rev. S. P. Smith, Pastor. 

Besidence, Pleasant Street. 

suxBAY servicp:s. 
Sunday School, at 1 p.m. 
Preaching', at 2.30 p.m. 



SECOND ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 
No. 43 Pleasant Street. 

Elder John F. Clothe y, Pastor. 

Besidence, No. 45 Pleasant Street. 

SUNDAY SKEYICES. 

Prayer and Conference Meeting-, at 10.30 a.m. 
Sabbath School, at 12 m. 
Preaching, at 2.:>o and 7.30 p.:nl 

Prayer Meetings, Tuesday and TJmrsdafj, at 7.30 p.m. 
Neighl)orliood Prayer Meeting, Friday, at 7.30 p.m. 



CHURCH — OUR LADY, STAR OF THE SEA (CATHOLIC). 
Corner of Prospect and Rowland Streets. 

The Rev. Theodore A. Metcalf, Pastor. 

Besidence at the Parsonage, Gregory Street. 

SUNDAY SERVICES. 

Mass, at 8.1.5 and 10.30 a.m. 
Evening Service, at 4 p.m. 
Sunday School, at 9 a.m. 



Physicians and Surgeons. 



NAME. SCHOOL. LOCATION. 

M. V. B. Morse, M.D. Homeopathic. Near Post-office, 23 Pleasant st. 
Philemon EvELETH,M.D. Allopathic. Washington st., oppos. Darhng. 

PerleyL. Sanborn, M.D. Allopathic. 107 Washington street. 

Joseph Kittredge, M.D. Harvard M. vSch. Spring street. 
Jane S.Devereaux, M.D. Homeopathic. 45 Pleasant street. 



HOTELS AND BOARDING- 
HOUSES. 



CLIFTOX HOUSE. — The principal hotel in ]\Iaii)lehead is 
the Clifton House, situated on the south-eastern shore of 
Marblehead, near the Swam])Scott line. It is within three 
minutes walk of the Clifton Station on the Swampscott Branch 
of the Eastern Railroad, thirteen miles from Boston. It has 
most excellent railroad accommodations for business men who- 
desire to go to the city every day. 

The house accommodates one hundred and t^^'enty-five board- 
ers, and has in connection with it a large boarding and livery 
stable ; also a farm, which, with its premium herd of thorough- 
bred Ayrshire cows, supplies it with fresli fruit, vegetables and 
milk. 

A billiar^l-room and bowling-alley, with lawns for croquet, 
base ball, lawn tennis and other games, offer ample opportunity 
for amusement ; while the groves and broad piazzas give shade 
throughout the day. 

The beach directly in front of the house affords excellent 
bathing and boating. There is good perch fishing from the 
rocks on the shore, and the best of fishing grounds are near by. 

The temperature of this place is very cool and bracing. The 
weather is seldom uncomfortably warm, as there is a sea breeze 
nearly every day. The house standing on high land has ex- 
cellent drainage. 

The Clifton House being within ten rods of the bi-oad ocean,, 
overlooks Massachusetts Bay with its numerous light houses 
and extensive shipping. It commands a view of the \^■hole 
shore from Cape Ann to Cohasset. Under certain atmospheric 
conditions, which produce a mirage and which frequently occur^ 
the South Shore presents a remarkable appearance resembling 
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HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES. 57 

the Palisades on the Hudson. A particularly interesting fea- 
ture near the Clifton House is " Gun Rock," so called from a 
singular crevice four feet wide and ten feet dee^, extending 
fifty feet into the rock, through which the waves are forced, at 
times spouting some sixty feet high with a loud report like a 
gun. In the vicinity there are varied and pleasant walks, and 
the drives are unsurpassed, the roads being excellent and the 
scenery picturesque. 

The Proprietor is Mr. Benjamin P. AVare, whose Post-ofRce 
and Telegraph Address is Beach Bluff, Mass. 




Devereux ]\[axsiox. — This boarding-house is situated on 
the land formerly known as the "Devereux Farm." It is 
reached by a road from Atlantic Avenue, and is but a short 
distance from the Devereux Station of the Eastern Railroad. 
The grounds about the house are laid out in an artistic manner. 
The law^ns are well adapted for croquet and other out-door 
games. A short distance from the house Ri^•er-Head Beach 
presents excellent advantages for boating and bathing. The 
roads and drive-ways in the vicinity, are among the best to be 
found in Essex County. It was while a guest at this house 
that the poet Longfellow wrote his famous poem " The Fire of 
Driftwood." 

The American House. — This hotel is situated on Wash- 
ington street, opposite the head of School street, a short dis- 

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- 58 HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES. 

tance from the Eastern Railroad Depot. The house contains 
twenty-five rooms, and there is an excellent stable adjoining. 
Mr. Isaiat Kimball is the proprietor. (See Advertisement, 
page xvii.) 

Wheelock's Boarding-House. — This house is famous as 
the birth-place of Dr. Edward Holyoke. It is situated on 
Washington street, near the Old Town House, and within a 
few minutes walk of the depot, the churches, and the water. 
(See Advertisement, page ix.) 

Ross's BoARDiNG-HousE. — Tliis house is situated on Wash- 
ington street, directly opposite the Old Town House. It is one 
of the most conveniently located houses in Marblehead. Mrs. 
William Ross is the proprietor. 

Bailey's Boarding-House. — On Front street, opposite 
Circle street, Mr. John Bailey keeps an excellent house for a 
limited number of boarders. The house is situated near the 
beach, and presents excellent facilities for boating, bathing 
and fishing. 

Morehouse's Boarding-house. — This house is situated on 
State street, near Front street. Mr. Matthew Morehouse is the 
proprietor. 



MARBLEHEAD NECK- 



TT7HIS well known summer resort is a peninsula, one mile 
JL long and half a mile wide, containing about three hundred 
acres of land. It is connected with the mainland by a nar- 
row isthmus known as River-head Beach. For many years the 
land on the Neck was used chiefly for pasturage, and farming 
purposes; but in 1867, began to attract attention, from the ad- 
vantages it offered as a summer resort. Since that time it has 
steadily increased in importance, new houses being built from 
year to year, until at the present time there is a village of 
ninety-seven houses on the little peninsula. Some of these 
houses are among the finest to be found in the town, the 
grounds about them being laid out in an exceedingly neat and 
artistic manner. The large Club House of the Eastern Yacht 
Club, situated on the harbor side, is one of the finest of its 
kind to be found in New England. 

A large x^rojDortion of all the land on the Xeck was formerly 
owned by the late Ephraim Brown, Esq., and the trustees of 
the property, under his will, have spared neither pains nor 
expense in improving and beautifying the grounds. The lands 
have been cut up into desirable house-lots, and roads have been 
laid out in every direction, commanding some of the most pic- 
turesque views on the Xew England coast. 

The natural advantages of the Xeck are many. The land is 
high, and the coast bold and rocky, while its invigorating sea- 
breezes and healthful climate render it one of the most de- 
lightful summer resorts to be found in the country. 

The rocks on the ocean side are very bold and precipitous, 
and there are among them several gTeat natural curiosities. 
One of these is the " Churn," a fissure in the rocks about thirty 
feet deep, where the water seethes and roars at half tide. 

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60 MARBLEHEAD NECK. 

" Castle Rock," or " Great Head,"' as it is sometimes called, is 
an excellent place from which to witness the ocean in a storm, 
while the view from there on a pleasant day, or by moon-light, 
is unsurpassed. 

At the extreme end of the Neck, near the Point, is the light- 
house, erected by the United States Government in 1831. 

Marblehead Harbor, which is situated between the ISTeck and 
the Town, presents superior advantages for boating and fishing ; 
the water in the immediate vicinity abounding with small fish 
of almost every description, common in this locality. 

The steamer " Escort " makes regular trips from the Xeck to 
Marblehead, connecting with all trains of the Eastern Railroad. 
There are two branches of this railroad running into Marble- 
head, one being known as the " Swampscott Branch," which 
has its terminus at Lynn, and the other as the "Marblehead 
Branch," which terminates at Salem. 



MARBLEHEAD HARBOR. 



TITHE harbor of Marblehead is one of the finest on the coast 
JL of New England, having a depth of water sufficient to 
float ships of the largest size, and being, from its sheltered 
position, a safe retreat for vessels in case of storms. It is over 
a mile long and a third of a mile wide. At its southern end it 
is separated from the sea by a narrow strip of beach known as 
River-Head Beach, which joins Marblehead Neck to the main 
land. 

Unlike many harbors in the vicinity it is rarely obstructed by 
ice, having been frozen over but a few times within the mem- 
ory of the oldest inhabitants. During the winter of 1874-75 
it wai somewhat obstructed by ice for a short time, but the 
hinderance to navigation was very slight. During the exceed- 
ingly cold winter of 1880-'81 the harbor was frozen over from 
River-Head Beach to the Point, for several days, the ice being 
so strong as to enable many persons to pass and repass on foot 
from the Town to the Neck. Navigation was entirely ob- 
structed, and several vessels were frozen in. 

Within a few years Marblehead Harbor has become quite a 
favorite place of resort for yachtsmen. Almost every evening 
in the summer, yachts of all sizes and every description are 
constantly arriving and coming to anchor. During the past 
year the members of the Eastern Yacht Club have erected a 
beautiful and commodious Club House on the harbor side of 
the Neck, and hereafter the harbor will be the headquarters of 
boats of the Club. 



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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES OF 
INTEREST. 



The population of Marblehead at the time of taking the 
census, in 1880, was seven thousand four hundred and sixty- 
seven. 

There are two monuments in Marblehead erected by the 
citizens to perpetuate the memories of heroes. The Mugford 
Monument, situated on Pleasant street, near the depot, and the 
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, situated on Elm street, near 
the head of Mugford street. 

Marblehead supports two local newspapers . " The Marble- 
head Messenger" published by N. Allen Lindsey & Co., and 
" The Essex Statesman" published by Charles H. Litchman. 

A CLUB stable on Marblehead Xeck near the Samoset House, 
furnishes excellent accommodations for those who desire to 
board horses. Mr. Daniel Glover is the proprietor. 



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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Fairbanks, Brown, & Co., Standard Scales 2d page cover. 

Charles H. Litchman, "Essex Statesman " .3d " '' 

B. M. Perkins & Co., Tailors 4th " '' 

Merrill & Mackintire, Wall Paper 4th " " 

Page 

Salkins, Boots and Shoes 1 

White & Co., Furnitiu-e 1 

Dr. P. H. Peach, Dentist 2 

Mrs. S. P. Snow, Ice Cream 2 

William H. Shepard, Druggist i 

B. F. Brown, Grocer i 

Thomas Main, Jr., Machinist i 

S. Graves, Clothing ii 

Joel Goldthwait & Co., Carpets iii 

B. D. Dixie, Coal iv 

Theodore P. Day, Grocer iv 

Rogers & Ware, Fruits iv 

Girdler Stacey, Confectionery v 

Samuel Gale, Grocer v 

E. F. Pierce, Furniture v 

D. B. H. Power & Co., Stoves, etc vi 

I. Keating & Co., Worsted, etc vi 

WiUiam Sparhawk, Grocer vi 

Augustus Stevens, Fruit, etc vii 

Michael Rafferty, Tailor vii 

James C. Graves, Grocer vii 

William Goodwin, Druggist viii 

P. B. Laskey, Dentist viii 

N. M. Allen, Watchmaker viii 

William C. Gregory, Druggist ix 

Boardman's Bakery ix 

Adelia Wheelock, Boarding House ix 

Richard Bessom, Patent Medicines x 

E. A. Pitman, Jr., Steamer Escort x 

John G. Brougliton, Carpenter x 

John MaiT, Tailor xi 

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INDEX FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. page 

Philip P. Eustis, Hack xi 

John W. Goodwin, Grocer xi 

John F. Clothey & Co., Dry Goods xii 

Mrs. M. B. Hopkins, Millinery xii 

John H. Keating, Boat Builder xii 

Nellie J. Rodgers, Ice Cream xiii 

Merrill H. Graves, Toys, etc xiii 

Charles H. Litchnian, Printing xiii 

Isaac Atkins, Druggist xiv 

T. W. Tucker, Dry Goods xiv 

Joseph Graves, 2d, Grocer xiv 

Horace Goodwin, Carpenter xiv 

William F. Sinclair, Hacks xv 

R. H. Bessom, Jr., Dry Goods xv 

Glover & Capela, Dining Saloon xv 

George P. Graves, Dry Goods xv 

Boston Post xvi 

R. T. Harris, Grocer xvii 

American House x\ii 

John S. ^Martin, Carpenter, etc xvii 

B. A. Phillips, Bargain Store xvii 

Amos Evans 3d & Co., Dry and Fancy Goods xviii 

William Stacey, Mortumorean, etc xviii 

Francis S. Felton, Bill Poster xviii 

Albert Roscoe, ( -arpenter, etc xviii 

Wright Brothers, Fruit and Confectionery xix 

Philip H. Kimball, Watches, etc xix 

Horace M. Silver, Stoves, etc xix 

Joseph H. Goss, Provisions xix 

Peter Cortee, Blacksmith xx 

Daniel Low, Watches xx 

Lewis R. Power, Boots, Shoes, etc xx 

William I). Doris, Fine Wines and Liquors xxi 

Marblehead Neck, Trustees Sale xxii 

History and Traditions of Marblehead, by Samuel Roads, Jr xxiii 

T. T. Paine, Marldehead and Boston Express xxiv 



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AD VERTISEMENTS. 



WILLIAM H. SHEPARD, 

98 ^Vashington Street, 

Ifiniijo, jl|ciliriiie$ ami Cfiemiijab, 



Fancy and Toilet Articles, Sponges, Soaps, Perfumery, etc. 
Choice Confectionery, Ice Cold Soda and Mineral Waters. 



A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF 



IMPOETED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS. 



Physician's Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. 



BENJAMIN F. BROWN, 


THOMAS IIAIU, Jr. 


CORNER OF 




School & "Washington Sts., 


MACHIST, 


MARBLEHEAD. 


Special attention paid to 




repairing all kinds of SHOE 


A Full Line of 


MACHINERY. 


FIITE GEOCEEIES, 


Piping for Steam, Gas 
and Water. 


Fruits, Syrups, Molasses, Flour, 


Hear of "Messenger" ofSce, 


etc. always on hand. 






Washington Street, 


Goods delivered to any part 




of the town free of expense. 


MARBLEHEAD. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



^#YOU CAN FINDs}e^ 

AT 

Graves' Clothing House, 

FOR MEN, YOUTHS AND BOYS, 

At as Low Prices as can be foiiiifl in tie Country. 

WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF 

HATS, CAPS, STRAW GOODS, 

Rubber Coats, Leggins, Caps, Etc. 

LADIES' RUBBER CIRCULARS A SPECIALTY. 

A Full Line of 

GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. 

Trxmks of AA\ liincls, 

celluloid collars and cuffs, 

Overalls, Jumpers, Canes, Umbrellas, Etc. 



One door above Marblehead Bank. 



ADVERTISEMENTS. iii 



EIiEg^P C^^PEI'ipigg, 



NOW OPENING IN 






OUR STOCK EMBRACES THE CHOICEST GOODS, 

Both Foreign and Domestic, 

Including Many Special Designs Not Found Elsewhere. 



3:^='A11 Depot Horse Cars pass our door, and two 
elevators give ready access to all departments. 



JOEL SOLSTHWilT I CO., 

163 to 169 Washington Street, 
BOSTON, MASS. 



iv AD VER TISEMENTS. 



^ SC^IB^. 



— DEALER IX — 

Hard White Ash, Shamokin White Ash, 

Lyken's Valley, and Lorberry 

Red Ash Coals. 

ALSO HARD AND SOFT WOOD. 



57 FRONT ST., MAKBLEHEAD. 

THEODORE P. DAY, 

DEALER IN 

FIHST-CLASS GOODS, and the LOWEST CASH PRICES. 

12 & 14 Hooper Street, Marblehead. 
NEAR THE GRAND BANK. 

ROGERS & WARE, 

Foreign ^ Domestic Fruits, 

Canned Goods & Jellies. Pure Teas & Coffees. 



Cigai's, Tol>acco axicl Smoker's A^x'tioles. 



lis & 157 Washiiigton St., MarWehead. 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



MANUFACTURER OF 

Choice Confectionery. 

The Wholesale and Retail Trade supplied at 
reasonable rates, 

NEXT DOOK TO POST OFFICE, 

MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 

SAMUEL GALE, 

— DEALER IN — 

Flour, Im, Clioice Family Krocsriss, 



'J 

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 

Agent for the Portland Drain Pipe. 

189 Pleasant St., Marbleliead. 

FURNITURE WAREROOMS 

A Good Assortment of Household Furni- 
ture at Reasonable Prices. 

PLEASANT ST., MARBLEHEAD. 

jVeax* tlie I>epot:. 



A D VER TISEMENTS . 



D. B. H. POWER & CO., 



itmT 



DEALERS IN 



Ti 



PLUMBING, LEAD AND lEON PIPE, JOBBING, Etc., SECOND HAND STOVES 
CONSTANTLY ON HAND. 



Tin Ware Repaired and Warranted. Stoves stored during the 
Summer Season. 



flousekeeping Goods, Crockery, Glass and China Ware, Oil Stoves 
and Refrigerators. 

PLEASANT ST., MAHBLEHEAD. 
I. Keating ^ Co. William Sparhawk, 

Machine Stitching, 



DEALER IN 



Of Every Description. 

Worsted Patterns Shaded 
and To Let. 

Washington Street, 

MARBLEHEAD. 



Groceries & Provisions, 

FLOUE AND GRAIN, 

Crockery, Glass "Ware, 
etc., etc. 

No. 4 Waldron Street, 

MARBLEHEAD. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



WMmW^ STEVEN?, 

Mugf ord Building, 

114 WASHINGTON STREET, 

Visitors and residents will find a large and varied assortment of 

CHOICE FRUITS AND CONFECTIONERY, CIGARS 
AND TOBACCO, CANNED GOODS, Etc., Etc. 

Ice Cream Throughout The Season. 

SODA WATEB, DRAWN FBOM TUFTS FOUNTAIN 
ONLY 6 CENTS A GLASS. 

Parties supplied with ICE CREAM by the quantity at the lowest 
prices. 

S^I1I>I]VES 35 CEIVTIS JL BOX. 



Michael Eaffeety, 
TAILOR. 

Work done at Short Notice 
and at Reasonable Rates. 



174 Washington Street, 



MARBLEHEAD. 



James C. Grraves, 



DEALER IN 



Fine Teas, Coffees, etc., 



Lowest Prices for Cash. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



ESTABIilSHED IN ] 850. 

WILLIAM GOODWIN, 

DEALER IN 

PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS, FANCY AND TOILET 
ARTICLES, SPONGES, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY, CIGARS, Etc. 

A FULL LINE OF 

HUMPHREY'S HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS. 

Genuine Dalmation Insect Powder, in Sifting Top Boxes, and 
by the Ounce. 

ICE COLD SODA WITH CHOICE SYRUPS. 

I*rescript:ioxis Oarefxilly Coiixpovmcled. 

NO. 104 WASHINGTON STREET, MARBLEHEAD. 



f 




p. B. Laskey, D.M.D. 


N. M. ALLEN, 


DENTAL OFFICE, 

38 Pleasant St., 


Watchmaker & Jewe er, 

166 Washington Street, 

MARBLEHEAD. 


MAEBLEHEAD, MASS. 


Opposite Marblehead Bank. 


•^— \52?^^^- 


— \52/-^ 



AD VER TISEMENT8. 



A Choice Stocl! of Domestic and Imported Cigars. 

LuBiN's Gemiine Extracts, - 50 Cents per oz. 

Toilet Powder, ------ 20 Cents. 

" " " Soap, ------ 35 Cents. 

HAND MIEHOnS, HAIE BEUSHES, COMBS, TOOTH BEUSHES, ATOMIZESS, Etc. 

SPARKLING SODA WITH PURE FRUIT SYRUPS. 



Lime Juice, Ginger Beer, Root Beer, Birch Beer, 
and Mineral Spring Waters, 

At the Drug Store of 

WILLIAM C, GREGORY, 

Corner of School and Essex Streets, 

Telephone Oflflce in connection. 



BO^l^DM^N'S 



Ma t'ket Sq 1 1 a re^ 

MARBLEHEAD. 

Baker of Home-made Baker's 
Fancy Bread. 

The Largest and Best Assort- 
ment of Cake and Pastry. 

Brown Bread and Beans Sunday 
mornings at bakery, also deliv- 
ered to customers on the Neck. 

Kennedy's Fancy Crackers. 

Lindsey's Celebrated Hard 
Crackers. 

We shall keep a larger variety 
of the above articles this season 
than ever before. 

CALL AND SEE. 



Miss Adelia Wheelock's 

imim mil 

107 Washington Street, 

MAKBLEHEAD. 

Well known as the former 
house of Pres. Edward Holyoke. 

The house is centrally located 
near the old Town Hall, and 
within a few minutes walk of 
the Post-office, the Depot, all 
the Churches and the Water. 

Boarding by the day or week 
at reasonable rates. 



AB VERTISEMENTS. 



PULMONIC GOLDEN COUGH CORDIAL 

An invaluable remedy for 

Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Etc., Etc. 

PREPARED BY 

I^IGH:.^:E^X) BiESSonvn. 

AI.SO THE 

Quick and Sure Cure for the Toothache. Try It. 
Prepared by Richard Bessoni. 

OLB DR. WEATHERBEFS INDIAN TONIC. 

Good in JAUNDICE, LIVER COMPLAINT, DYSPEPSIA, KIDNEY 
DISEASES, LOSS OF APPETITE, SEA SICKNESS, Etc. 



T& Front Str-eet, ]>a:a,rt>lehea,<l. 



STEAMER ESCOR! 


JOHN G. BROUGHTON, 


Will ply between Marble- 


mm\ii m buildek. 


head and Marblehead Neck 




connecting with all trains. 


Personal attention given to all 


The Steamer can be hired 


work. Thorough work 


for Moonlight Excursions at 


a specialty. 


reasonable rates. For full 




particulars apply to 


No. 8 Hooper Street, 


Capt. E. A. Pitman, Jr. 


MARBLEHEAD. 



AD VEBTISEMENTS. 






Merchant Tailor. 

Having had an experience of 40 years duration among the citizens 
of Marbleliead, tlie undersigned liopes to merit a continuance of 
public Patronage, Give us a call and examine our stock before going 
elsewhere. 

S^TI SI^ A.CTIOIV OXJ^RA_IVTEEI>. 

Our motto, " Plenty of work and small profits." 

C©^« Hamper- & UfasMmg-tom Sts«j 

MARBLEHEAD. 



ppmip p. Eugjpig, 

HACK & BARGE LINE. 


JOHN W. GOODWIN, 


Barges leave Marblehead 


Flour and Grain, 


for Lynn on Sunday at 8.30 
A. M., and 4.15 P. M. 

Leave Lynn for Marble- 


BEST 

Family Groceries, 


head at 9.40 A. M., and 
5.40 P. M. 


Cor. Pearl & WasMiigtoii Sts, 


Carriages at the depot on 
the arrival of trains, 


MARBLEHEAD. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



J, F, CLOTHEY & CO,, 



DEALERS IN 



Dry & Fmy Goods, 

Hosiery and Gloves, 
Zephyrs, Eibbons, Etc, 

Carpetings, Curtains and 
Fixtures. 

43 Pleasant Street, 

MARBLEHEAD. 

Nearly Opposite the Academy. 



JJ, 



40 Pleasant Street, 

A Complete Assortment of 

Millinery Goods, 

And the Latest Novelties 
always on hand. 



JOHN H. KEATING, 



t. 



YACHTS AND BOATS REPAIRED AND WINTERED. 

All kinds of Yacht Tiimniiiigs furnished at short notice and 
reasonable rates. A large assortment of 

ASH AND SPRUCE OARS 

Of all sizes, always on hand. 

m%w^ Bouspi WQ geiiD ON commission. 



WHARF, OFF LEE STREET, 



Marblehead, Mass. 



AD VERTI8EMENTS. 



CREME DE LA CREME. 

All excellent quality of cream, which has gained a good reputation 
by its merits alone, can be found at 

177 Pleasant Street, Recliabite Block, 

Pronounced by competent judges, to be the best to be found in the 
market, fresh every day. Also a good assortment of other candies, 
FRESH and PURE. 

NELLIE J. RODGERS. 



strangers visiting Marblehead will find an excellent assort- 
ment of views of the old town together with 
a choice assortment of 

Toys, Fancy Goods, Stationery, Picture Frames, Embossed Pictures, 
Fancy Cards, Etc.,, Etc. 

FUXJIT ^]VI> OOiVFEOTIOIVEIlY. 

MERRILL H. GRAVES, 

111 \^aslxiiig'toii Street, jMarlblelieacl. 

BOOK AND JOB, 

Rlain and Eancy Printing, 

NEATLY DONE, 

AT THE OFFICE OF 

CHAS. H. LITCHMAN, 

MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



WM "m^iw. 


T. W. TUCKER, 


Drugg St & Apothecary, 

Physicians Prescriptions Carefully 


BEALER IN 

Dry & Ficy Goods, 


Conn pounded. 




A FULL LINE OF 


Carpets, Window Shades. 


PATENT MEDICINES, 


LARGE STOCK, 


Drugs, Medicines and Chemicals, 


AND 


Fancy and Toilet Articles, Etc. 


Lowest Boston Prices, for Cash, 


162 WASHINGTON STREET, 


141 & 143 Washington St., 


MARBLEHEAD. 


MARBLEHEAD. 


Josepli Graves, 2fl, 


P0P(^CE 600DWIN, 


DEALER IK 


Carpenter i Biier. 


GROCERIES, 






COITTEACT WOEK A SPECIALTY. 


FLOUR AND GRAIN, 


Jobbing Promptly Attended to. 


Cor, Prospect & Rowland Sis,, 


WALDBOWS COUBT, 


MARBLEHEAD. 


Marblehead, Mass. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 






Carriages always to be 
found at the depot in Mar- 
blehead. 

Visitors will be taken to 
the Neck and all points of 
historical interest at shout 
notice. 

Orders by telephone or 
telegraph promptly at- 
tended to. 



E. H, BESSOM, Jr, 



DEALER IN 



Dry and Fancy Goods, 

Woolen and Cotton Goods, 

Hosiery and Knit Under- 
wear. 

Ladies' Underwear in all the 
Latest Styles. 

WRAPPERS & APRONS, 
etc., etc. 

No. 135 WASHINGTON ST. 



Gl0YE]^ 4 C^PED^, 



Central Dining Saloon, 



SCHOOL STREET, 



31 A Pt B L E 1 1 E J*. I> 



MEALS AT ALL HOURS, 



6E0. P. e^^YEp, 



DEALER IN 



Fancy Dry Goods, 



Laces, Corsets and Hosiery, 



LefaToiir's Bloct 



St„ 



MARBLEHEAD. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



E^Tj^I?T^I©H:EI> 1831. 



The Brightest, Spiciest and most reliable Com- 
raercial Newspaper in New England. 

AS AE ADYERTISIN& MEDIUM IT IS UNEOUALED, 

As a Family Paper it has for many years been a Favorite. 

IN POLITICS The Post adheres to Democratic princijiles in their 
purity, and discusses all questions with fairness and courtesy. 

ITS COMMERCIAl, AND BUSINESS REPORTS have long ren- 
dered it an invaluable assistant to business men throughout New 
England. 

Soston JPress and JPost^ 

SEMI-WEEKLY, ISSUED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. 

ONE OF THE MOST INTEEESTINa SEMI-WEEKLY PAPERS OF THE COUNTRY. 

Boston Statesinan and Weekly JPost^ 

ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY, 

The Leading Metropolitan "Weekly. No Family- 
can afford to be without it. 

T E K 3Jt S , 

Daily, - - $10.00 per Annum in Advance. 

Semi-Weekly, - 3.00 " '' " 

Weekly, - - 1.50 a year in Advance. 

POST PUBLISHING CO,, 

Post Building, Milk Street, Boston, Mass. 



A D VERTISEMENTS. 



% T. ^mw>. 


JOHN S. MARTIN, 


C3-I^OO"Fl"R.. 

DEALER IN 

Choice Flour, 


Carpflter, BiilJer 

— AND — 

CONTRACTOR. 


Vermont Butter, Teas 
and Coffees, 


All work done with prompt- 
ness and despatch. 


Crockery and Glass Ware, 

Earthern and Wooden Ware. 

No. 5 Mugford Street. 


SHOP 

Cor. Gregory & Lee Streets. 

Residence on Pleasant Street. 


mm B 

Washington Stre 


IISE, 

ef, 


VISIT THE 

Great Barw Store, 


Marblehead, - - Mass. 


And see what you can find 




on the FIVE AND TEN 


ISAIAH 'W. KIMBALL, 


CENT COUNTERS. 


PROPPaETOR. 
GEO. F. YOUNG, Clerk. 


B. A. PHILLIPS, 


Board by the Day c 
A good Stable connec 
the House. 


r Week, 
ted with 


61 Wash iiii^t oil Street, 

MARBLEHEAI). 



A D VER TIS E ME NTS. 



•^-Asz^^ 


FRANCIS S. FELTON, 


AMOS EVMS li i CO. 


BILIl P0^¥E^ 


Dry i Fancy Ms, 


— AND — 

DISTRIBUTER. 




All orders by Mail or Tele- 


230 Washington street, 


phone promptly attended to. 

Residence, State Street. 


MABBLEHEAD. 


p. O. Box 336. 


..-^sV-- 


]>IA^I1T5LEIIE^I>. 


wmunw wmM, 


nhmw ^opceE, 


MORTUMOREAN, 




rUNEEAL DIEECTOE, 


mmm m builbeh. 


— AND — 

Furnishing Undertaicer, 


SHOP, LINDSEY STEEET. 


MABBLEHEAD, MACS. 


House, Grejfory Street, 


OoftiiiK, Ofijslietf?!, 




And Every Reqiiisite for the Trop- 
er interment of the Dead, Fur- 
nished at Short Notice. 


Opposite Allerton Place. 


No. 24 ORNE STREET, 


]VI A. I ? 1 $ I^ E HIi: ^ T> . 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



WRIGHT BROTHERS, 


Horace M. Silver, 


DEALERS IN 


DEALER IN 


Fruit aifl Confectionery, 


STOVES, T N WARE, 


CIGAHS AND TOBACCO. 


Pumps, Lead Pipe, Etc. 


All the Choioe Fruits in their Season. 

PASTRY OF ALL KINDS 
Constantly on hand. 

PLEASANT STREET, 

Near the Depot, 


Jobbing of all Kinds, 

Done at Short Notice and at 
REASONABLE RATES. 

120 Washington Street, 


MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 


MARBLEHEAD. 


PpmiP p. KiMB^Lii, 


JOSEPH H. GOSS, 


DEALER IN 

f atcles, ZMi, Jewelry, 


Lyceum Building, 

Washington Street, 

Marblehead, Mass. 


SPECTACLES, Etc. 

No. 134 Washington Street, 

MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 


The Best Suality of 

PROVISIONS, 

Fruits and Vegetables, 

AT THE 

LOWEST CASHPBICES. 


Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles 
and Fancy Goods 


Canned Fruits, Jellies and Jams 

A SPECIALTY. 


REPAIKED AND WASEANTED. 


Our aim to keep a Well Selected Stock. 



B* 



X? 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



PETER CORTEE, 

BLACKSMITH. 

Horseshoeing a Specialty. 
Repairing and Jobbing in 
all its branches. 

SCHOOL STEEET. 

Also new work and repair- 
ing at shop on 

HAWKES STREET, 

Marblehead, - Mass. 



O 
hi 

M 



pia^ 



i 



LEWIS R. POWER 

Has the Best Stock in Town of 



"■"yfegjj h^'irit 



BATHIIS^G SUITS, ETC. 



RechaMte BiiMinL Cor. School anfl Pleasant Streets. 



HeadLqiiarters for I.<aTiiid.ry TVork;. 



Marblehead, Mass, 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



WM. D. DORIS, 



Wholesale Dealer in 



Fine Wines anl Liiiuors. 

AGENT FOR 

Eldredge Brewluf/ Co tup any \s 

Portsmouth Ales and Lager, 

ALSO, 

Portsmouth Brewing Company's Ales. 



Lager in Wood and Glass for Family use 
delivered in any part of Marble- 
head and vicinity. 



A FINE LINE OF CIGARS CONSTANTLY ON HAND. 



No. 124 Pleasant Street, 

MARBLEHEAD. 



AD VERTISEMENT8. 



■^WIW^WW^ NECK.-I^!' 



Tlie Trustees, under the will of Ephraim Brown, offer 
for sale lots on Marbleliead Neck, varying in size from 
5,000 to 60,000 square feet. Prices according to location. 

It is believed that the naturally fine features of this 
beautiful peninsula are not surjjassed by any other place 
of summer resort. The shores are bold, w ith high and 
rough cliffs, indented by numerous coves and sand and 
shingle beaches. On the one side is the ocean, with a 
most extensive view, embracing the whole of Massachu- 
setts Bay. On the other is the beautiful harbor and fine 
old town of Marbleliead. The harbor is one of the 
safest for boats, and is well known to yachtmen. 

Large numbers of sales have been made and many fine 
residences are now^ being built. One of the finest loca- 
tions on the Neck is just being opened for sale. 

Further information will be given on application to 
either of the undersigned. 

ISAAC C. WYMAN, 33 School St,, Boston, 
WILLIAM D. NORTHEND, Salem, 

GEORGE F. FLINT, Salem, 

Trustees, 



A D VERTISEMENTS. 



THE 



Hisiorj d Traiiiions of MM. 



BY SAMUEL ROADS, Jr. 



The above is tlie title of a handsome oetayo volume of 
423 pages, printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridoe, and 
])iiblished l)y IIouGHTOisr, Osgood & Co., Boston. 

A second edition is now ready for sale. 

Besides giving a complete history of every notable 
local event from the time of the settlement of the town 
to the beginning of the year 1879, it furnishes for the 
first time the story of the part taken by the men of 
Marblehead in King George's War, the Revolution, the 
War of 1812, and the Rebellion. It also contains a com- 
plete history of Glover's famous regiment through the 
campaigns of the Revolution, the exploits of the Marl)le- 
headers on the sea, both in the Revolution and the War 
of 1812, biographical sketches of the ])rominent men wlio 
have gone out from the town, a history of each of the 
churches, and sketches of the old houses and landmarks, 
as well as quaint traditions and amusing anecdotes of 
the olden time. 

While tlie author has labored earnestly to present a 
complete history of the part taken l)y the men of 
Marblehead in the time of war, he has not neglected other 
matters, and the book contains a comprehensive review of 
the decline of the commercial and fishing interests, the 
progress of the shoe business, and the growth of the town 
as a summer resort. It is excellently illustrated witli 
picturesque views, and portraits of several of the eminent 
men produced by the town, and is pronounced by the 
Press and the Public as one of the most interesting and 
fascinating works of the kind ever jniblished. 



Price $3.50. For Sale by all Book Sellers. 



AD VERTISEMENTS. 



1. H* FATOEi^S 



iiMiAD m mm imi 



Freight, and General Teaming. 

^ ^ ( 15 Devonshire Street, Boston, 

OFFICES: -{ 

( Cor. School k Pleasant Streets, Marblehead. 



FREIGHT EACH WAY DAILY. 



THREE EXPRESS TRIPS EVERY DAY, 



All kinds of Express business transacted with promptness and 
precision. Jobbing and Teaming of all deseriiitions promptly attended 
to. Barges for Pleasure Parties furnished at short notice. A specialty 
made of moving household goods and baggage, either in town or to 
the neighboring cities and towns. 

Baggage and Scenery for travelling Troupes and Combinations 
transported at low rates. 



Freight and Express Received for the Following Points, viz: 

PHILLIPS BEACH, DEYEREUX, 

BEACH BLUFF, MARBLEHEAD NECK, 

CLIFTON, PEACH'S POINT. 



THE ESSEX STATESMAN, 

AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PAPER, 
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. 

$2,00 Per Year in Advance, Single Copies 5 Cts, 



THE ESSEX statesman, 

(MONDAY EDITION.) 

AN independent WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER, 

DEVOTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF 

The National Greenback Labor Party 

$1.50 Per Year in Advance, Single Copies 4 Cts. 
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO CANVASSERS, 



The Wampum Belt. 

PUBLISHED EVERY MOON. 

devoted to the interests of 

THE IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. 

$1.00 PER YEAR, SINGLE COPIES 10 CTS. 



Chas. H. Litchman, 

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, 
MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 



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B. M. PERKINS & CO., 

^^1^ \^' M.WL %\j XJI|1^ 

CHOICE STOCK OF CLOTHS FOR SPRING WEAR. 

Fine Dress Suits a Specialty. 

18* mmmmm, &smMm^^ 

SALEM, MASS. 

— — .\XD 

AitlitI© Pijii lii|li|i, 

FINEST ASSOETMENT in ESSEX COUNTY. 

Merrill & Mackintire, 

179 Essex Street, Corner St. Peter, 



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